United States Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/GROUP M – Simple rectangle with star ornaments

GROUP M – Simple rectangular frank containing stars (Neopost)
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 * Neopost, originally a British company that began manufacturing postage meters in 1924, through a series of mergers and acquisitions became a part of Friden-Alcatel in 1992. The newly merged company was renamed Neopost Group. Neopost entered the U.S. postage meter market in 1998.


 * All Group M franks are from mechanical meters. The franks are straight-line rectangles containing an inner frame around the value figures and a panel at left containing  N neopost" reading up. "U.S. POSTAGE" at top, meter number with large "N" prefix at bottom. Small stars fill the top, bottom, and right margins.


 * All have single circle town marks.


 * Meter models: 4400 and SM58


 * All meter numbers have large "N" prefix.


 * Group M meters were first used on February 8, 1998.

Type PA1 in 2001 edition M1.1.
 * The frank is wider than tall, 32-33 mm wide by 25-26 mm tall, and contains twelve small stars.
 * Meter numbers in the N9500000 series.
 * Dates with numerical month and dashes between month, day, and year as: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg-21-98
 * V/F (5-bank): MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg ≋ 0.000 MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg(Range: ≋ 0.001 to 99.999)

Type PA2 in 2001 edition M1.2.
 * As Type M1.1 but the right-most value bank (tenths of a cent) is smaller and underlined.
 * V/F: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg ≋ 0.00 0 MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg(Range: ≋ 0.001 to 99.999)

Unlisted in 2001 edition M1.3.
 * As Type M1.2 but the left-most value bank (dollar) when in the zero position is zero (0) rather than a wavy line triad ( ≋ ).
 * V/F: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg 00.00 0 MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg(Range: 00.001 to 99.999)

Type PA3 in 2001 edition M2.1.
 * As M1 types but with a smaller frank, 27 mm wide by 24 mm tall, with much smaller inscriptions. It contains fourteen small stars.
 * Meter numbers in the N4700000 series.
 * Dates with letter months and spaces between month, day, and year, as: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg 01 '98
 * V/F (4-bank): MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg ≋ .00 ≋ MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg(Range: ≋ .001 to 9.999)

Type PA4 in 2001 edition M2.2.
 * As Type M2.1 but prints postage values in whole cents only
 * Meter numbers in the N4100000 series.
 * V/F (4-bank): MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg ≋ 0.00 MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg(Range: ≋ 0.01 to 99.99)